Malaysia vs Palau: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Malaysia
4,725 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Palau
4,091 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Malaysia rank
128th
Palau rank
129th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Palau
02.0k4.0k6.0k197519982021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre in Palau, a difference of 634 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 128th and Palau ranks 129th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 3,956 current US$ per square kilometre 3,366 current US$ per square kilometre 589.93 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 4,502 current US$ per square kilometre 4,843 current US$ per square kilometre 341.45 current US$ per square kilometre Palau
2020s 4,534 current US$ per square kilometre 4,520 current US$ per square kilometre 14 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Palau?
Malaysia, at 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre in Palau as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Palau?
634 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palau?
17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Palau rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 128th and Palau ranks 129th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.